Alright am also late; however, am still going to try and touch most of your criteria.

1. Islams are suppose to kill everybody?

their holy book says to kill every one that doesn't follow their religion and then to have their way with the captured women

Sorry but your mistaken, the current delama in Mesopotamian rebellions is because there are 2 copies of the Koran: #1 says kill all the infidels = rebellions
#2 Says that phrase doesn't exist...

In my mind I simply believe that it isn't kill the infidels but eliminate them; thus, converting us, not chopping off peoples heads....

Christianity: Ragnar pointed out that in this religion one must be God's slave. I would view it more as we are the children of God, we owe are existence to him; thus we must take care of him through sacrifice and worship. In every religion is this not the case? Worship and sacrifice?

About your subservience, yeah really what about it? Serving God in the Christianity in it's essence (listen to the priest never the followers on a side note) the ten commandments, don't lie, don't kill, don't hurt people, respect your parents, respect God, don't be jealous and don't idolize...

Hmm hard rules be a good person and don't get angry that some people are better off then you. Well... I guess I can't find anything about not trying to improve others...

Judaism: This is what I know of Judaism by Christianity. They are the first people that God approached (people), they shall suffer the longest, they shall receive the same in the end as anyone else. As for there Messiah he is suppose to bring them a nation. Am sorry but I just don't see that happening unless the messiah is suppose to unite the nation of man.

Side note I don't see Jesus as there Messiah. Since he's suppose to unite them ~.
So hmm... here my words f advice you religious people place your nose wherever you see that a religion is harming someone.
Hope I don't aggravate too many people with this post.

P.S. The thing about women am not sure but my guess is the holy book of Islam just doesn't mention women must thus most Muslims take it that they aren't important; thus, they do as they wish with them.

The Trick with Islam is that The Koran is not the only source of Law, The Hadith and the sunnah are also incredibly important in Muslim Morality.

Shari'ah law is combination of interpretations of the Koran and the Hadith (sayings of Muhammad). Women are mentioned in both, they are important. Technically, Islam can be one o the most feminist religions that there are. As for Kill the infidels, not really much different in the old testament than "thou shalt not suffer a witch to live." Although I am not really sure that "kill the infidels" is actually a verse in Koran.

Thanks for that website BTW Rain forest. I just finished a chapter on Jewish fundamentalism in my class, it is interesting to see how far back the roots of these movements go.

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
Dr. Seuss (1904 - 1991)

True, my theo class has shown me the millions of different ways that the bible was translated, making my head hurt from readings in class. they keep the same general message normally. except for those cases were they contradict each other, that is annoying

i am prone to free association. Basically whatever i think i type, so sorry if things get really erratic...

Aye well. I think your answer comes when you see how many wars in the last two thousand years have been caused about missplaced commas, or similar.

Carolingian heresey, Numerous other "heresey wars", James IV (I) bible, etc etc. Thats to say nothing of various interpretation conflicts. Catholic and protestant, with the literal meaning of the plonk and coockies, for example.

Every one who had a cheap "John Bull, junior printing out fit" seems to have had a go.

i guess religion can benefit people if it is interpreted that way, but the fact of the matter is, we are humans and humans are greedy, whether or not we want to admit it. if something can be turned around to suit our needs, the majority of us will change it. that's what the spanish did in the inquisition, when they changed the word "murderer" to the word "witch" in the phrase "thou shalt not suffer a witch to live."

but i think that the only benefit comes from not hurting anyone and improving that which needs improving. but i don't think that will happen anytime soon because improvement requires sacrifice and not too many people in the world would sacrifice for people they don't even know. that's called "utopia", which, by the way, translates to "no place".

Treat every new person you meet as if they will be an important influence on you later (you know, love thy neighbor?)